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Originally Posted by BlaqWhole
That was one thing about the GT350 that I did not like. I will be honest, based on looks alone, it was hard to pass up the Shelby. The problem was tho that for the price they did not offer enough performance. I still kept them on my list of cars that I wanted...at the bottom of the list. But at $50K+ the non-R was the lowest performing car with the least options while the R could not be had without markups. And I had a buddy who bought a non-R with a $5K markup. I told him I was considering one and he told me not to waste my money. He traded his in after 1 year for a brand new 3LZ Z06. LOL!!
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Honestly I loved the drive of that car. The Voodoo when it did work is an V8 NA engine lovers dream. Plus the mag ride with some cheap/easy to DIY Steeda suspension upgrades worked really well. I also had R spec Forgeline track wheels. It was a great car for the track. Unfortunately the first 6 months of owning my first one it was in the shop for 4 of them. I ended up getting some cash and trade assisted into a 17. And that worked great until 9k or so miles and went the way of the first one. It was one of the funnest cars to drive I’ve ever owned.
I went back to BMW M3/4 for awhile as I know they are pretty reliable, but got bored and missed the V8 etc. I’m glad I tried the ZLE because it is my favorite motor of the three and obviously the best out of the box suspension package for the track. The LT4 has the linearity of an NA engine, but with the obvious pinch of a turbo engine with the SC. I’m really hoping it doesn’t go the way my GT350s did because I really love this car.